Royal Charleroi Sporting Club backroom staff
We hold the names of 30 people on Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Hans Cornelis manages the first team. Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's is the 13th longest staff list of the 17 Belgian Pro League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Cornelis | Manager | First team | 42 | Belgium | KSC Lokeren |
| Ben Haegeman | Manager | Under-18s | 40 | Belgium |  |
| Laurent Zaccaria | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 54 | Belgium | - |
| Franck Defays | Coach | First team | 51 | Belgium | - |
| Geoffrey Bonnejonne | Coach | First team | 39 | Belgium | - |
| Mario Köhnen | Coach | First team | 38 | Belgium |  |
| Andrei | Coach | Under-18s | 37 | Brazil | - |
| Majid Oulmers | Coach | Under-18s | 46 | Morocco | - |
| Laurent Deraedt | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 51 | Belgium |  |
| Romain Beyls | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 42 | Belgium | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Renault | Club doctor | First team | 61 | Belgium | Royal Francs Borains |
| Joris Audin | Physio | First team | 31 | Belgium | - |
| Léo Legrand | Physio | First team | 29 | Belgium | Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels |
| Lilian Scarlatta | Physio | First team | 26 | Belgium | - |
| Marc Oleffe | Physio | First team | 60 | Belgium | - |
| Quentin Gil | Physio | First team | 31 | Belgium | - |
| Alexis Guillaume | Physio | Under-18s | 26 | Belgium | - |
| Vincent Haemelynck | Physio | Under-18s | 51 | Belgium | - |
| Rutger Van Snick | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 37 | Belgium | KVC Westerlo before that RSC Anderlecht |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Mommens | Chief scout | Club-wide | 66 | Belgium |  |
| Alexandre Teklak | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Belgium | - |
| Frédéric Decooman | Scout | Club-wide | 52 | Belgium | - |
| Mario Notaro | Scout | Club-wide | 75 | Belgium | - |
| Joseph Braillard | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 24 | Belgium | - |
| Amaury Smits | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Belgium | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Royal Charleroi Sporting Club and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabien Debecq | Chair | 62 | Belgium | - |
| Mehdi Bayat | Managing director | 46 | Iran | - |
| David Helmer | Director | 66 | United States | - |
| Nicolás Frutos | Director | 44 | Argentina | RAAL La Louvière before that D.C. United and RSC Anderlecht |
| Pierre-Yves Hendrickx | Director | 54 | Belgium | - |
Backroom staff at every Belgian Pro League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's list is the 13th longest of the 17, against a median of 37 across the division. RSC Anderlecht names the most, 65. SV Zulte Waregem names the fewest, 24.
Royal Charleroi Sporting Club against the Belgian Pro League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | ROYAL CHARLEROI SPORTING CLUB | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 10 | 13 | 26 | |
| Medical and sports science | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | 6 | 12 |  |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 3 |  |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
Backrooms the size of Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's, in every league
Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's 30 names make the joint 328th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 328 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Primeira Liga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Chinese Super League | 30 |
| 328 | HNK Gorica | Croatian First League | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ekstraklasa | 30 |
| 328 | Krylja Sovetov Samara | Russian Premier League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | Liga MX | 30 |
| 328 | | Belgian Pro League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 349 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 29 |
| 349 | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Women's Super League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 | Deportivo Alavés Alavés | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
Where Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's staff come from
6 nationalities across the 30 staff whose nationality we hold
Belgium supplies 25 of the 30, 83%. The median age is 45. The oldest is Mario Notaro, scout, at 75, and the youngest Joseph Braillard, recruitment analyst, at 24. 9 members of staff came from another club.
Where Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's former staff work now
On Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Still | Manager |  |
| Felice Mazzù | Manager |  |
| Joël Crahay | Assistant manager |  |
| Nicolas Still | Assistant manager | |
| Rudi Cossey | Assistant manager | |
| Samba Diawara | Assistant manager |  |
| Jonathan Walasiak | Coach | Royal Francs Borains |
| Karim Belhocine | Coach | |
| Michel Di Giugno | Coach | RAAL La Louvière |
| Cédric Berthelin | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Frédéric Renotte | Fitness coach | Royal Olympic Club Charleroi |
| Benoit Criquillion | Physio | RAAL La Louvière |
| Andreas Iannacone | Performance analyst | KRC Jong Genk |
| Damien Januel | Performance analyst | KVC Westerlo |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's manager?
Hans Cornelis is the Royal Charleroi Sporting Club first-team manager, aged 42.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Royal Charleroi Sporting Club?
Laurent Deraedt coaches the Royal Charleroi Sporting Club first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's chief scout?
Raymond Mommens is chief scout at Royal Charleroi Sporting Club.
How many backroom staff do Royal Charleroi Sporting Club have?
We hold the names of 30 people on Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's staff for 2025/26: 10 in coaching, 9 in medical and sports science, 6 in scouting and analysis and 5 owners and directors. That is the 13th longest list of the 17 Belgian Pro League clubs we hold, against a median of 37. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 328th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Royal Charleroi Sporting Club pays its squad, see Royal Charleroi Sporting Club player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Belgian Pro League wages.